Submittal software
Submittals that don't hold up the job.
Submittal software that tracks every shop drawing and product data sheet by spec section, and warns you before a late approval delays the work.
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A construction submittal log tied to the schedule
A submittal is what you send the architect or engineer before you buy or build: product data, shop drawings, samples. Approval comes back days or weeks later, and then the windows still take six weeks to arrive. A late submittal becomes a late job, and a spreadsheet won't tell you until it's too late.
Construction Company Software keeps the submittal log on the same job as the schedule. Link each submittal to the task it feeds and enter the lead time. If approval is due back too late for that task's start date, the submittal is flagged before it turns into a delay.
Review works the way architects already stamp submittals: approved, approved as noted, revise and resubmit, or rejected. Every revision keeps its own reviewers, decisions and comments, so when the third round of window drawings comes back you can see what changed and who asked for it.
How it works
How submittals work
Log the submittal
Spec section, title, type (shop drawing, product data, sample and more), the sub who supplies it, the due date and the documents.
Link it to the schedule
Pick the task it feeds and enter the lead time after approval. You see the date approval is needed by.
Route it for review
Add reviewers in order: your PM, then the architect, then the engineer. Each one gets a text or email when it's their turn.
Record the decision
Approved, approved as noted, revise and resubmit, or rejected, with comments. Mark up the attached file, and start the next revision with the same reviewers.
One job, one app
Submittals and the rest of the job
Change one thing and the rest keeps up. That's the difference between one app and four.
Schedule
Lead-time warnings check the approval date against the start of the linked task, and move when the schedule moves.
Construction project schedulingSubs
Each submittal names the sub who supplies it, so you know who to chase for a resubmittal.
Subcontractor managementField
Open submittals download with the job for reading offline, so the approved product is on hand on site.
Construction daily reports and field toolsRFIs
A question that comes up in review becomes an RFI with its own due date and ball in court.
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Who it's for
Built for builders, not enterprises.
Light-commercial GCs
Spec books with dozens of sections and an architect who wants every product approved.
Custom home builders
Windows, trusses, cabinets: anything with a long lead time, checked against the schedule.
Project managers
One “date problems” filter shows every submittal that's on track to be late, across the whole spec book.
What it replaces
A submittal log template tells you what was sent and when. It can't tell you which approval is about to hold up framing, because it doesn't know when framing starts or how long the trusses take to arrive.
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The submittal log spreadsheet
Status, revision, reviewer and dates come from the submittals themselves.
Email chains with the architect
Each revision, decision and comment stays on the submittal.
Guessing at lead times
The needed-by date is worked out from the schedule, not remembered.
Straight answers
What it doesn't do (yet)
- Reviewers outside your company are told by text or email, but they don't review from a link yet. Your team records their decision and attaches their marked-up file.
- Submittals aren't generated from the spec book. You add each one with its spec section, title and type.
- There's no PDF export of the whole submittal log yet.
Questions
Common questions.
What is a submittal in construction?
A document or sample a contractor sends to the architect or engineer for approval before buying, fabricating or installing something: product data, shop drawings, samples, mockups, warranties and O&M manuals. Approval confirms it matches the design.
What is an example of a submittal?
Window shop drawings, a cut sheet for a plumbing fixture, a tile sample, roof truss drawings or a concrete mix design. Construction Company Software has a type for each: shop drawing, product data, sample, mockup, warranty, O&M, certificate or other.
What's the difference between a submittal and an RFI?
A submittal asks “is this what you want?” about something you plan to use. An RFI asks a question about the design itself. Both need a reviewer and a due date, and Construction Company Software tracks both on the same job.
Who is responsible for submittals?
Usually the sub or supplier prepares the submittal, the general contractor checks it and sends it on, and the architect or engineer reviews it. Your contract and specs say who does what.
What is a submittal log?
A list of every submittal on a job with spec section, status, revision, reviewer and dates. In Construction Company Software the log is the submittals page: filter it by status, type, spec section or date problems.
How long do submittals take?
Review times are usually set in the specs or contract. What catches builders out is the lead time after approval. Construction Company Software works out the date approval is needed by and warns you when the due date is later than that.
What is a shop drawing in construction?
A drawing made by a sub, fabricator or supplier showing exactly how they'll build or install their part: truss layouts, steel connections, window units, cabinet elevations. It's a common type of submittal. In Construction Company Software, log it as a shop drawing submittal, attach the PDF and mark it up during review.
Which plan includes submittals?
Every plan, including the Field plan.
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